[Intro]
   D   C
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[Verse 1]
       C
He's a junior
                     G
Star of his hometown team
                                               Am
Got the grades, got the girl, got it all so it seems

Those big game lights in his eyes
                     F
Never felt so alive, so wild, so free
        C
Now the fall has come and gone
             G
He's got his country colours on
        Am                          F
Sitting there in the drive with his dad

And he says...


[Chorus]
C
When the stars line on up
                       G
And you finally strike gold

When the pressure's way too much
                          Am
But the diamond starts to show

When your prayers get answered
             F
God's plan unfolds

Now  don't you forget to...
C
Make mistakes, lose your way
                      G
Get some dirt on your boots

Call your mom, write your friends
                      Am
Ones that were there for you

Remember all of them people
                      F
When your dreams come true
                          Am   F
Now don't you forget your roots


[Verse 2]
             C
She has seen him
                        G
Giving his heart to the game
                                                  Am
Every night paid the price now he's finally got a break
                                                      F
Calls home saying 'Mom we've been dreaming 'bout this day.'

Tears streaming down his face
F
Through the phone and his momma she says...


[Chorus]
C
When the stars line on up
                       G
And you finally strike gold

When the pressure's way too much
                          Am
But the diamond starts to show

When your prayers get answered
             F
God's plan unfolds

Now  don't you forget to...
C
Make mistakes, lose your way
                      G
Get some dirt on your boots

Call your mom, write your friends
                      Am
Ones that were there for you

Remember all of them people
                      F
When your dreams come true
                          Am  F
Now don't you forget your roots


[Bridge]
                              C
Oh, now don't you forget your roots
  G
Oh


[Chorus]
C
When the stars line on up
                       G
And you finally strike gold

When the pressure's way too much
                          Am
But the diamond starts to show

When your prayers get answered
             F
God's plan unfolds

Now  don't you forget to...
C
Make mistakes, lose your way
                      G
Get some dirt on your boots

Call your mom, write your friends
                      Am
Ones that were there for you

Remember all of them people
                      F
When your dreams come true
                          Am   F
Now don't you forget your roots
                          Am   F
Now don't you forget your roots
                          C
Now don't you forget your roots